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profusion

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/prəˈfyo͞oZHən/

noun

an abundance or large quantity of something.

"a rich profusion of wildflowers"

synonyms:abundance, mass, host, cornucopia, riot, superabundance;

informalsea, wealth;

vulgar slangassload;

formal plenitude

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diaspora

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dīˈaspərə/

noun

Jews living outside Israel.

the dispersion of the Jews beyond Israel.

the dispersion of any people from their original homeland.

plural noun: diasporas

"the diaspora of boat people from Asia"

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veda

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ˈvādə,ˈvēdə/

noun

the most ancient Hindu scriptures, written in early Sanskrit and containing hymns, philosophy, and guidance on ritual for the priests of Vedic religion. Believed to have been directly revealed to seers among the early Aryans in India, and preserved by oral tradition, the four chief collections are the Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda, and Atharva Veda.

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hinayan

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ˌhēnəˈyänə/

noun

Hinayana Buddhism

a pejorative name given by the followers of Mahayana Buddhism to the more conservative schools of early Buddhism. The tradition died out in India, but it survived in Sri Lanka (Ceylon) as the Theravada school and was taken from there to other regions of Southeast Asia.

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sinhalese

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Sin·ha·lese

ˌsinhəˈlēz/

noun

1.

a member of a people originally from northern India, now forming the majority of the population of Sri Lanka.

2.

the Indic language of the Sinhalese.

adjective

1.

relating to the Sinhalese or their language.

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subordinate

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sub·or·di·nate

adjective

səˈbôrd(ə)nət/

1.

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eminence

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em·i·nence

ˈemənəns/

noun

1.
2.

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bodhisattvas

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ˌbōdiˈsätvə,-ˈsət-/

noun

plural noun: bodhisattvas; plural noun: Bodhisattvas

(in Mahayana Buddhism) a person who is able to reach nirvana but delays doing so out of compassion in order to save suffering beings.

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fugitive

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ˈfyo͞ojədiv/

noun

a person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding, especially to avoid arrest or persecution.

"fugitives from justice"

synonyms:escapee, runaway, deserter, absconder;

refugee

"a hunted fugitive"

quick to disappear; fleeting.

adjective: fugitive

"he entertained a fugitive idea that Barbara needed him"

synonyms:fleeting, transient, transitory, ephemeral, fading, momentary, short-lived, short, brief, passing, impermanent, here today and gone tomorrow;

literaryevanescent

"the fugitive nature of life"

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beleaguered

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biˈlēɡər/

verb

past tense: beleaguered; past participle: beleaguered

lay siege to.

"he is leading a relief force to the aid of the beleaguered city"

synonyms:besieged, under siege, blockaded, surrounded, encircled, beset, hemmed in, under attack

"the beleaguered garrison"

beset with difficulties.

"the board is supporting the beleaguered director amid calls for his resignation"

synonyms:hard-pressed, troubled, in difficulties, under pressure, under stress, with one's back to the wall, in a tight corner, in a tight spot, up against it;

beset, assailed

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aboriginal

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ab·o·rig·i·nal

ˌabəˈrijənl/

adjective

1.

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animism

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ˈanəˌmizəm/

noun

1.

the attribution of a soul to plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena.

2.

the belief in a supernatural power that organizes and animates the material universe.

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demarcation

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ˌdēmärˈkāSH(ə)n/

noun

the action of fixing the boundary or limits of something.

"the demarcation of the maritime border"

synonyms:separation, distinction, differentiation, division, delimitation, definition

"clear demarcation of function"

a dividing line.

plural noun: demarcations

"a horizontal band that produces a distinct demarcation two inches from the top"

synonyms:boundary, border, borderline, frontier;

dividing line, divide

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syncretism

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ˈsiNGkrəˌtizəm/

noun

1.

the amalgamation or attempted amalgamation of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought.

2.

LINGUISTICS

the merging of different inflectional varieties of a word during the development of a language.

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benign

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be·nign

bəˈnīn/

adjective

1.
2.

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capricous

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kəˈpriSHəs,kəˈprēSHəs/

adjective

given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.

"a capricious and often brutal administration"

synonyms:fickle, inconstant, changeable, variable, mercurial, volatile, unpredictable, temperamental;

whimsical, fanciful, flighty, quirky, faddish

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transcendent

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ˌtran(t)ˈsend(ə)nt/

adjective

beyond or above the range of normal or merely physical human experience.

"the search for a transcendent level of knowledge"

surpassing the ordinary; exceptional.

"the conductor was described as a “transcendent genius.”"

synonyms:incomparable, matchless, peerless, unrivaled, inimitable, beyond compare/comparison, unparalleled, unequaled, without equal, second to none, unsurpassed, unsurpassable, nonpareil; More

(of God) existing apart from and not subject to the limitations of the material universe.

synonyms:mystical, mystic, transcendental, spiritual, divine;

metaphysical

"the search for a transcendent level of knowledge"

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perennial

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per·en·ni·al

pəˈrenēəl/

adjective

1.

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infernal

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in·fer·nal

inˈfərnl/

adjective

1.

of, relating to, or characteristic of hell or the underworld.

"the infernal regions"

synonyms:hellish, nether, subterranean, underworld, chthonic, Tartarean; More

2.

informal

irritating and tiresome (used for emphasis).

"you're an infernal nuisance"

synonyms:damnable, wretched, confounded;

annoying, irritating, infuriating, irksome, detestable, exasperating;

informaldamned, damn, blasted, blessed, pesky, aggravating;

informal,cursed

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catenate

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: to connect in a series : link

— cat·e·na·tion noun

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archipelago

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ar·chi·pel·a·go

ˌärkəˈpeləˌɡō/

noun

a group of islands.

a sea or stretch of water containing many islands.

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supplication

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sup·pli·ca·tion

ˌsəpləˈkāSH(ə)n/

noun

the action of asking or begging for something earnestly or humbly.

"he fell to his knees in supplication"

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propitiation

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pro·pi·ti·a·tion

prəˌpiSHēˈāSHən/

noun

the action of propitiating or appeasing a god, spirit, or person.

"he lifted his hands in propitiation"

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pious

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pi·ous

ˈpīəs/

adjective

devoutly religious.

synonyms:religious, devout, God-fearing, churchgoing, spiritual, prayerful, holy, godly, saintly, dedicated, reverent, dutiful, righteous

"a pious family"

making a hypocritical display of virtue.

"there'll be no pious words said over her"

synonyms:sanctimonious, hypocritical, insincere, self-righteous, holier-than-thou, pietistic, churchy;

informalgoody-goody

"pious platitudes"

(of a hope) sincere but unlikely to be fulfilled.

synonyms:forlorn, vain, doomed, hopeless, desperate;

unlikely, unrealistic

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fissure

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fis·sure

ˈfiSHər/

noun

1.
2.

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interminable

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in·ter·mi·na·ble

inˈtərmənəb(ə)l/

adjective

endless (often used hyperbolically).

"we got bogged down in interminable discussions"

synonyms:(seemingly) endless, never-ending, unending, nonstop, everlasting, ceaseless, unceasing, incessant, constant, continual, uninterrupted, sustained;

monotonous, tedious, long-winded, overlong, rambling

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epochs

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ep·och

ˈepək/

noun

plural noun: epochs

a period of time in history or a person's life, typically one marked by notable events or particular characteristics.

"the Victorian epoch"

synonyms:era, age, period, time, span, stage;

eon

"England's Tudor epoch"

the beginning of a distinctive period in the history of someone or something.

"welfare reform was an epoch in the history of U.S. social policy"

synonyms:era, age, period, time, span, stage;

eon

"England's Tudor epoch"

GEOLOGY

a division of time that is a subdivision of a period and is itself subdivided into ages, corresponding to a series in chronostratigraphy.

"the Pliocene epoch"

synonyms:era, age, period, time, span, stage;

eon

"England's Tudor epoch"

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tremulous

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trem·u·lous

ˈtremyələs/

adjective

shaking or quivering slightly.

"Barbara's voice was tremulous"

synonyms:shaky, trembling, shaking, unsteady, quavering, wavering, quivering, quivery, quaking, weak, warbly, trembly

"a tremulous voice"

timid; nervous.

"he gave a tremulous smile"

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lushness

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lush1

ləSH/

adjective

(of vegetation) growing luxuriantly.

"lush greenery and cultivated fields"

synonyms:luxuriant, rich, abundant, profuse, exuberant, riotous, prolific, vigorous;More

very rich and providing great sensory pleasure.

"lush orchestrations"

synonyms:succulent, luscious, juicy, soft, tender, ripe More

(of a woman) very sexually attractive.

"Marianne, with her lush body and provocative green eyes"

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ferment

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fer·ment

verb

fərˈment/

1.
2.

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fathoms

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fath·om

ˈfaT͟Həm/

noun

plural noun: fathoms

1.

a unit of length equal to six feet (approximately 1.8 m), chiefly used in reference to the depth of water.

"sonar says that we're in eighteen fathoms"

verb

3rd person present: fathoms

1.

understand (a difficult problem or an enigmatic person) after much thought.

"he could scarcely fathom the idea that people actually lived in Las Vegas"

synonyms:understand, comprehend, work out, make sense of, grasp, divine, puzzle out, get to the bottom of; More

2.

measure the depth of (water).

"an attempt to fathom the ocean"

synonyms:measure the depth of, sound, plumb

"fathoming the ocean"

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encompass

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en·com·pass

inˈkəmpəs,enˈkəmpəs/

verb

1.

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grate

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grate1

ɡrāt/

verb

1.

reduce (something, especially food) to small shreds by rubbing it on a grater.

"peel and roughly grate the carrots"

synonyms:shred, pulverize, mince, grind, granulate, crush, crumble

"she grated the cheese"

2.

make an unpleasant rasping sound.

"the hinges of the door grated"

synonyms:grind, rub, rasp, scrape, jar, grit, creak

"her bones grated together"

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confines

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con·fine

verb

kənˈfīn/

1.
2.
3.

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annihilating

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an·ni·hi·late

əˈnīəˌlāt/

verb

destroy utterly; obliterate.

"a simple bomb of this type could annihilate them all"

synonyms:destroy, wipe out, obliterate, wipe off the face of the earth; More

defeat utterly.

"the stronger force annihilated its opponent virtually without loss"

PHYSICS

convert (a subatomic particle) into radiant energy.

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cataclysmic

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cat·a·clys·mic

ˌkadəˈklizmik/

adjective

relating to or denoting a violent natural event.

informal

used to emphasize the extent of something bad or unwelcome.

"the concert was a cataclysmic failure"

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ferocity

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fe·roc·i·ty

fəˈräsədē/

noun

the state or quality of being ferocious.

"the ferocity of the storm caught them by surprise"

synonyms:savagery, brutality, barbarity, fierceness, violence, bloodthirstiness, murderousness;

ruthlessness, cruelty, pitilessness, mercilessness, heartlessness

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discern

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dis·cern

dəˈsərn/

verb

perceive or recognize (something).

"I can discern no difference between the two policies"

distinguish (someone or something) with difficulty by sight or with the other senses.

"she could faintly discern the shape of a skull"

synonyms:perceive, make out, pick out, detect, recognize, notice, observe, see, spot;

identify, determine, distinguish;

literarydescry, espy

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contingency

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con·tin·gen·cy

kənˈtinjənsē/

noun

a future event or circumstance that is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty.

"a detailed contract that attempts to provide for all possible contingencies"

synonyms:eventuality, (chance) event, incident, happening, occurrence, juncture, possibility, fortuity, accident, chance, emergency

"we've tried to imagine and provide for all possible contingencies"

a provision for an unforeseen event or circumstance.

"a contingency reserve"

an incidental expense.

"allow an extra fifteen percent in the budget for contingencies"

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presumption

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pre·sump·tion

prəˈzəm(p)SH(ə)n/

noun

1.
2.

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banal

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ba·nal

bəˈnäl,bəˈnal/

adjective

so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.

"songs with banal, repeated words"

synonyms:trite, hackneyed, clichéd, platitudinous, vapid, commonplace, ordinary, common, stock, conventional, stereotyped, overused, overdone, overworked, stale, worn out, timeworn, tired, threadbare, hoary, hack, unimaginative, humdrum, ho-hum, unoriginal, uninteresting, dull, uninvolving, trivial;

informalold hat, corny, cornball, played out;

dateddime-store;

raretruistic, bromidic

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futile

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fu·tile

ˈfyo͞odl,ˈfyo͞odīl/

adjective

incapable of producing any useful result; pointless.

"a futile attempt to keep fans from mounting the stage"

synonyms:fruitless, vain, pointless, useless, ineffectual, ineffective, inefficacious, to no effect, of no use, in vain, to no avail, unavailing;

unsuccessful, failed, thwarted;

unproductive, barren, unprofitable, abortive;

impotent, hollow, empty, forlorn, idle, hopeless;

archaicbootless

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blasphamous

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blas·phe·mous

ˈblasfəməs/

adjective

sacrilegious against God or sacred things; profane.

"blasphemous and heretical talk"

synonyms:sacrilegious, profane, irreligious, irreverent, impious, ungodly, godless

"a blasphemous mock communion"

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perilous

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per·il·ous

ˈperələs/

adjective

full of danger or risk.

"a perilous journey south"

synonyms:dangerous, fraught with danger, hazardous, risky, unsafe, treacherous;

precarious, vulnerable, uncertain, insecure, exposed, at risk, in jeopardy, in danger, touch-and-go;

informaldicey

exposed to imminent risk of disaster or ruin.

"the economy is in a perilous state"